I am four years Post divorced. It was a brutal nasty divorce, resulting in functional homelessness, money troubles and difficulty reentering the job market in my field. I never found found out why I was being asked for a divorce and she asked me for the divorce three days before my birthday.

I’ve finally gotten back to a point where I feel like I am making progress again. My ex-wife was living in the neighboring county and that meant I had little to no chance to encounter her.

I recently found out (by accident) she moved back to the county I work in, meeting I will have a much better chance of accidentally bumping into her.

This has reignited my desire to pick up and move away to some far-flung place to get away. Does everybody have these desires to pick up and move away? If so what have you done? Did you listen to it and did it go well? Did you ignore it and did it go well?

I hate to pick up my life and have to start over But her close proximity is causing anxiety. I just need advice.